Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Issued: 5 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is

10.3° C

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (29 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 10AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 29). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	13s
Afternoon (29 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s
Evening (29 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	12s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Fri night).
	Wednesday 29							Thursday 30								Friday 31
	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	SW 11	SSW 6	SSW 9
Wave Graph
kJ	811	713	703	585	558	467	439	439	367	361	298	228	224	220	170	167	130	123	89	88	115	395	2410
Wind (km/h)	N	NNE	N	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	WSW	SW	SW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		3:29AM1.67m				3:55PM1.81m				4:09AM1.67m				4:35PM1.81m				4:49AM1.67m				5:14PM1.80m
Low Tide				9:34AM0.32m				10:07PM0.37m				10:16AM0.29m				10:49PM0.35m				10:58AM0.29m


	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	—
Temp °C	8	8	8	10	11	10	10	10	10	9	11	13	14	13	13	12	11	11	11	11	9	7	6
Feels °C	4	4	5	8	9	8	7	7	7	5	6	5	7	5	7	4	3	4	4	6	3	-3	-5
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	NNE 7	ENE 9	NE 8
kJ	811	713	703	585	558	467	439	439	367	361	298	228	224	220	170	167	130	123	89	88	91	49	44
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SSW 14	NE 5	NE 5	SSW 17	SSW 15	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 11	SSW 11	E 11	NNE 7	E 11
kJ	30	120	26	25	381	304	45	45	41	145	141	101	65	64	28	28	27	78	23	40	59	28	37
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 17	NE 5	NE 6	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	NNE 6	—	S 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SE 16	SSW 14	SE 16	NNE 8	E 11	SE 15
kJ	22	118	158	149	28	32	228	165	160	40	—	21	49	50	42	42	41	10	36	38	26	57	78
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 3	NE 4	NNE 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 4	N 5	N 6	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 8	NNE 6	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 6	NNE 6	SW 11	SSW 6	SSW 9
kJ	5	15	48	—	—	—	—	—	—	36	115	187	69	63	294	200	422	422	242	165	115	395	2410
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	9
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	145	76	30	30	30	163	39	5	5	193	220
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	1	9	9
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	6	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	9	9

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